| eleventh hour | |
| —n | |
| a. the latest possible time; last minute | |
| b. (as modifier): an eleventh-hour decision | |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
The last minute: “The water bombers arrived at the eleventh hour — just in time to prevent the forest fire from engulfing the town.”